Jade_Condor

SEEKING

Band to Join, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer.

ABOUT

Hi there, I'm Gabi (she/they). I've been playing music in general since about 2000. I've played in a variety of bands throughout High School, College, and in my private and professional life since then. I've done catch-all rock stuff, funk fusion with horns, pop punk, live hip hop, shoegaze, miscellaneous proggy stuff, and plenty of other stuff for teaching gigs.

I have to do lots of covers for work, so please no contacts for cover bands.

Also, I'm getting old enough that I really don't have patience for people that can't talk shop and aren't willing to learn. If you're unable and unwilling to talk about CHORDS BY NAME, TIME SIGNATURES/FEELS/RHYTHMIC CONCEPTS, and/or SONG FORM/SECTIONS/STRUCTURE then I can already tell you we're not a good match. I have no patience left for anyone who plays one of THESE like THIS for A WHILE then one of THESE like THIS a FEW TIMES. I need someone that I can actually communicate with and that is able to organize their thoughts. It's fine if it's not perfect from square one, but I at least need someone to put in effort towards having a means to communicate ideas back and forth.

I have a weird split on instruments. I like playing drums the most. I'm most confident on bass. I probably end up playing guitar and singing the most often though. I'm decently proficient on keyboards, but it's something I can do as a secondary instrument at best. Please let me know if you'd like to know what I played, wrote, or arranged on the recordings on my page.

If you're still interested after all of that feel free to reach me via the internal messaging system or at:

between rey and j AT g mail DOT com

Screen name:: Jade_Condor
Member since:: Aug 10 2017; Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:: Moderately Committed
Years playing music:: 20
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: 1 time per week
Available to gig:: 1 night a week

Influences

I hate listing influences. I feel like it's really limiting. Sorry to pull a hippy/hipster cop out on this one, but I'm all over the place. The big thing is that I want to make music someone believes in. I'm not too interested in making stuff just to sound cool. That being said, I do want to make everything sound good once there's an idea with intention in play.

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:: Expert
Bass Guitar:: Expert
Lead Guitar:: Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:: Advanced
Drums:: Advanced
Keyboard:: Advanced
Piano:: Advanced
Vocalist:: Moderate
Background Singer:: Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Fully outfitted studio with PA

Mapex Pro M Drum Kit with mixed cymbal set (Sabian, Zildjian, Paiste, etc)

Greg Bennett Delta Bass
BXL-3000 300W Bass Amp

PRS Mira II Semi-Hollow Guitar
2 Tube Amps

Williams Electric Piano
Yamaha Electric Organ

This is my rehearsal setup, but I have some dedicated gigging gear as well.

MUSIC

Lost In The Noise of Space

Lost In The Noise of Space
This is a demo I recorded with a friend. He did the guitars and I did everything else.
Self-Appointed House Arrest

Self-Appointed House Arrest
I recorded this demo with a friend. He did the drums and I did everything else.
We Will Bury You

We Will Bury You
I wrote this song with a buddy when he was frustrated with another band he was playing with. We recorded it with a short-term project we pulled together. I did guitars and backing vocals for this one.
Action Activate

Action Activate
I played bass and did backing vocals on a friends project called Gazbot. This is one about a Power Rangers style hero team.
Fairly Cheap

Fairly Cheap
This is a overworked song I wrote about not knowing what to do next. A buddy recorded the drums for me and I did everything else.
Yoru No Tobari Yo Sayounara

Yoru No Tobari Yo Sayounara
This is a cover of a pretty obscure background song from an anime called Watamote. I arranged it for a weird nerd punk band I put together. I'm on guitar and vocals in the recording.
It Fears; Much Other Side

It Fears; Much Other Side
This is two songs played back to back from a show I played with a band in Japan. The recording quality is pretty bad, but I really liked playing with this band. I'm on guitar and vocals.
Ice

Ice
This is an incomplete demo I was working on with a friend. He wrote and recorded the guitars and I did everything else.
Combat Mortal

Combat Mortal
This is a song I wrote drums and guitar for. I only ended up doing guitar and backing vocals for the recording though.
Jaco

Jaco
This is an incomplete demo I was working on with a friend. He wrote and recorded the guitars and I did everything else.
Goodbye Friend

Goodbye Friend
This is the last song I played with some friends in Japan. It's live so the quality is pretty bad, and my voice is pretty shredded from screaming. I'm on guitar and vocals.
Plea From a Cat Named Virtue

Plea From a Cat Named Virtue
This is an acoustic cover of a Weakerthans song I arranged for someone as a present. :)
Orange

Orange
This is an incomplete demo I was working on with a friend. He wrote and recorded the guitars and I did everything else.
Welcome To Our World

Welcome To Our World
This is a song I arranged and played on for a live hip-hop group. I think I'm just on guitar on the recording. I mainly included it because I really liked the chord progression at the end. I usually use it to see if people can play over out chords.
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